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Joe Powell is deputy CEO of the Open Government Partnership

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  • From Moscow to Kensington: transparency can end properties funded by corruption

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    Look around the borough of Kensington and Chelsea and you’ll see why so many diplomats refer to our city as “Londongrad”. Over 6000 properties are registered to anonymous foreign shell companies in places like Jersey and the British Virgin Islands. While 3000 households are on the housing wait list many of these properties stand empty. [...]

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